What is on the menu at a Cannabis Cafe?

By Associated Press Published: Nov 4, 2009 at 10:42 AM PST Last Updated: Nov 15, 2009 at 12:46 PM PST
What is on the menu at a Cannabis Cafe?
A bud of medical marijuana is shown at Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse Monday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Portland, Ore. Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

 

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A second medical marijuana smoking lounge is expected to open in Portland by next week.

The Cannabis Cafe will be operated by the state's chapter of NORML, or the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

It will join another lounge that opened in Portland last month after the federal government indicated it will no longer arrest or prosecute patients and suppliers.

National officials for NORML say the Oregon pot lounges are the first of their kind in the country.

California has dispensaries where medical marijuana can be purchased, but officials say only Oregon has public places where people can socialize and use marijuana.

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